147 Colleges, Football and Brain Disease

A study released Friday documented that 147 colleges and universities have at least one former football player with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is linked to concussions, USA Today reported. "Very few colleges can say they haven’t had a former player diagnosed with CTE," said Chris Nowinski, co-founder and CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, which released the study. "There’s still no long-term health care for former college players and no investment in research. Hopefully this will inspire changes for the next generation of football players."